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:: Our current sermon series takes us through Romans, which holds a special place in the life of the church. Time and again in the course of Christian history it has freed the minds of people and brought them back to a basic understanding of the gospel.

.: "I recently spoke to the GCF high school students about the statistic that says somewhere around 70% of high school Jesus followers will 'walk away from the faith' after high school. We also talked about questions like 'Is it ok to question anything in the Bible?' and 'Which truths are important to believe to be a Christian?' and 'Which truths are the most important to believe to be a Christian?' It was an interesting time thinking about which various Christian beliefs we tend to assign importance, and which beliefs are actually essential. So, without Googling any early church creeds or church's doctrinal statements or looking in your Bible, I am wondering what you believe are the 'most important truths to believe to be a Christian'... <<read more from Tracy>>"

.: "Alright, so I've already quoted this guy on an earlier post on our desire for a political savior, so now quoting him again may cause you to think that I have a man crush on him. That's okay, I guess (in some sort of weird way), because Voddie Baucham's answer to the question of "How can a powerful, loving God allow bad things to happen?" is so profound that I had to put it in my next post... <<read more from Eric>>"